鈥楥ontact F15鈥 exhibit features creations by MSU photography seniors
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擶orks of two graduating art/photography majors at 亚洲色吧视频 are on display through Dec. 4 in the university鈥檚 Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery.
Free and open to all, the 鈥淐ontact F15: BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition鈥 celebrates the final year of art department studies for Jessica L. Comer of Caledonia and Haleigh E. Parker of Foxworth.
The images reflect their successful conclusion of the department鈥檚 research, writing and presentation requirements, as well as four years of foundational coursework, survey, art history, and academic and emphasis classes.
Also open to all, a reception in their honor takes place 5-6 p.m. Thursday [Nov. 19] in Cullis Wade鈥檚 second-floor gallery at the MSU Welcome Center. Refreshments will be provided.
Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, as well as by appointment.
Throughout their time at MSU, the seniors have been guided by professor Marita Gootee and assistant professor Dominic Lippillo. Both teach in the department鈥檚 photography emphasis area and Gootee is its longtime coordinator.
Comer said her work uses photography to bridge the gap between loss and retrieval of memories while seeking to bring back the life her grandmother is losing to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. By using found family photographs that have been digitally projected into the former home place, Comer seeks to visually restore the fading layers of her grandmother鈥檚 mind.
Parker鈥檚 memories of past childhood and objects in interior spaces are frequent in her images. To encourage viewers鈥 reflections of their own histories and childhoods, Parker said she captured close details in a series that helps preserve her grandmother鈥檚 home as it exists, uninterrupted by time.
Additional information on the 鈥淐ontact F15鈥 exhibit is available from Lori Neuenfeldt, coordinator for gallery and outreach programs, at 662-325-2973 or LNeuenfeldt@caad.msstate.edu.
Part of the College of Architecture, Art and Design, the art department is home to the Magnolia State鈥檚 largest undergraduate studio art program. It offers a bachelor of fine arts degree, with concentrations in graphic design, photography and fine art (ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture). For more, visit , and .
The Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery is one of several departmental venues that regularly features traveling exhibits, student shows, and group and solo exhibitions by professional artists. For more, visit .
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